KUSHAL GURUNG
Renton, Washington 98055 | (320)237-6783 | xushalx@gmail.com
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/kushalx/
SUMMARY
I am passionate about using Data and Technology to solve problems small and large. As a military veteran I have ample experience working in teams of varying sizes to accomplish the Mission. As a professional I have always taken complete ownership of my responsibilities with a positive attitude.
Fullstack Development | MCSE: Data Management and Analytics | Secret Security Clearance
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Insight Global(Microsoft Vendor): Cleared Cloud Support Escort| Reporting, Bellevue, WA August 2018 - Present
Manage and maintain availability of O365 Exchange Server online services.
- Provide virtual assistance services for non-cleared individuals to operate in secured environments under the direction of a component team SME.
- Perform Triage activities, manage ticketing systems, and file transferring.
- Manage and monitor Exchange, Windows, and Domain servers by engaging in Microsoft tools and monitoring applications.
- Engaging in Active Directory administrations and managing Multi-Tenant Cloud Computing Environments.
- Familiar with Microsoft group and security policy design and implementation.
- Technical writing experience for SOP documentation and documentation of troubleshooting tickets.
- Data Analysis and Visualization, automate monthly reporting on team performance and SLA stats (Power BI).
Microsoft and St. Martin’s University: Microsoft Software & Systems Academy, Lacey, WA September 2017 - December 2017
I qualified for the Microsoft Software & Systems Academy (MSSA). It is an intensive, full-time, 16-week program that includes academic and technical training, certification testing and practical exercises aligned to meet urgent industry needs for Information Technology professionals. The program combines college accredited academics (18 credits) and hands-on training, with the goal of preparing transitioning service members (Veterans) for technical opportunities at Microsoft and their partners.
I specialize in Microsoft SQL Server technology:
- Microsoft Certified Solution Expert (MCSE): Data Management and Analytics
- Store procedures, functions, views, database security, backup, restore and maintenance- monitored database
- Implement database warehousing, design, and BI infrastructure.
- Configure, update, install and administrate database software and applications.
United States Army: Health Care Specialist, Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA November 2013 - November 2017
Combat medic Primarily responsible for the medical readiness and training of approximately 300+ individual for deployment at all times of the year. In charge of the first echelon of emergency medical care and evacuation of 30+ members of my team during field trainings.
- Cross-team collaboration and communications: Worked in the clinic triaging, general health screening and briefing the Physician’s Assistants(PA) about patients in an organization of 1000+ members
- Attention to detail, precision, decision-making: Performed treatments and medical procedures like immunizations, electrocardiography(ECG), cyst removal, tissue biopsies, stiches, toe nail removals using sterile techniques.
- Teamwork, collaboration: Awarded Army Achievement Medal for successfully accomplishing a seamless cross-team integration of American Army field clinic and Canadian Army field clinic and treating 100+ patients during the joint training exercises.
Texas A&M University: Geographic Information Systems(GIS) Research, College Station, TX October 2010 - November 2013
Worked in a team of diverse subject matter experts for the Assistant Professor in the Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics as a GIS specialist.
- Analytics, research: Gained experience conducting spatial analysis on the research project to model spatial patterns of urban residential growth in the Baltimore metropolitan region.
- Data analytics, technology: Performed data exploration, data cleaning, and data quality assurance and control. Maintained and manipulated topologically correct geospatial data using ArcCatalog, Microsoft Access and Geodatabase model.
- Data integration, critical thinking: Constructed spatially explicit
models of residential land-use change utilizing ArcGIS suite. This
relied on complex integration of parcel-level tax assessor
databases with multiple spatial databases from other sources.
EDUCATION
Coding Dojo: Triple Black Belt, Bellevue, WA October 2019
Hands-on learning. Learned to Learn new technologies. Came out with a strong grasp of fullstack web application fundamentals.
- Web Fundamentals:HTML5, JS, CSS, Forms, Session, Requests, routing, MySQL, JQuery
- Python Fullstack: GIT, OOP, Django framework, URL, ORM, CRUD, MVC, MTV, WebApp deployment
- MEAN Fullstack: NoSQL, Node.js, Express, Sockets, Restful Routing, Postman, Mongod, Mongoose, Angular, Component nesting, Route nesting, JSON, Backend/Frontend Validations, AJAX, Callbacks, Promise, APIs, Single page webapps
- C# Fullstack: OOP, ASP.NET Core, ViewModels, LINQ, Entity
Independent Team Projects:
MEAN Fullstack Project
https://github.com/hayoung-Seo/project_everything.git
Single Page WebApp. A soccer fan page with the following features:
- Latest news about the team-API call to Google news
- Latest twitter mentions -API call to Twitter
- Login and Registration
- Data visualization using D3.JS
- Chat using sockets
- Backend and Frontend Validations
Python Fullstack Project
https://github.com/X-KG-X/candles.git
E-Commerce website that included the following features:
- Login and Registration
- Data Validation
- Google Login
- Dynamic cart updates
- Automated purchase confirmation email
- CRUD
- Search bar
- Dynamic Inventory updates
- Confirmation email of purchase
Microsoft Software & Systems Academy (MSSA) | Computer Science (CS) Certification, December 2017
Saint Martin’s University, Lacey, WA
- Concentration: Database and Business Intelligence (BI)
- 18 semester credit hours of course work which can be applied to a Bachelor’s in Computer Science.
- Equivalent to a minor in Computer Science at Saint Martin’s University.
- MSSA training and certification.
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Master of Science in Rangeland Ecology and Management August 2012
Master’s Thesis: “Spatial valuation of open space externalities in Baltimore county, Maryland.”
http://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/148378
Focus: Spatial Science with Geographic Information System Certification
GPR 4.00
St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies September 2009
Minor: Geographic Information System
GPR 3.65
CERTIFICATIONS AND AWARDS | CONTINUOUS LEARNING
- DAT257x: Reinforcement Learning Explained 2019
- DAT236x: Deep Learning Explained 2019
- DAT275x: Principles of Machine Learning (Python Edition) 2019
- DAT273x: Data Science Research Methods(Python Edition) 2019
- DAT249x: Ethics and Law in Data and Analytics 2019
- DAT256x: Essential Math for Machine Learning(Python Edition) 2019
- DAT208x: Introduction to Python for Data Science 2018
- DAT263x: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence 2018
- MCSE: Data Management and Analytics 2018
- Microsoft Certified Solution Associate: SQL 2016 Database Development. 2018
- Designing and Implementing Cloud Data Platform Solutions (Microsoft) 2018
- Certified Scrum Master 2018
- Microsoft Technology Associate: Networking Fundamentals 2018
- Computer Science Certification 2017
- Army Achievement Medal 2016